Improvement in clock-bells



UNITED STATEs HENRY A. SEYMOUR, 0E

PATENT OEEICE.

BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN cLocK-BELLS.

Specificationforming part of Letters Patent No. P73439,` dated February8, 1876; application filed y l January 3,1876.

To all whom it may concern: l. y A

Be it known that I, HENRY A. SEYMOUR, of Bristol, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clock-Bells; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tov make and useit, reference being had to lthe accompanying drawings, which form partof thisv specification.

Heretofore clock-bells have been constructed as follows: To the innerend of the wire coil a brass collet, about one-quarter of an inch inthickness, is soldered; the apex of the metallic bell-stand is tapped orthreaded, and the collet is secured to the top of the stand by means ofascrew. ,j

The object of my invention is to lessen the initial cost of, and at thesame time produce, a durable and effective clock-bell.

-My invention consists in a clock-bell having its wire secured to themetallic stand by its being forced into a slot cast or milled in said.stand. 'Y l The drawing shows a plan View of my invention.

.A is a metallic bell-stand, usually made of cast-iron. The top ofthestand A is provided with a slot, a, which may be formed in casting ormilling the same. B is the Wire coil that constitutes the bell, and itsinner end b is secured within the slot a of stand A by a punch, whichforces the Wire into the slot, and also upsets the Walls of slot a in amanner to iirmly secure the wire to the stand.

. The slot a should be made alittle smaller than the wire of which thebell is made, in order thatv the Wire, when forced into the slot, may befirmly secured tothe stand. Should y the slot c be a little larger thanthe end b, 'a small piece of thin sheetbrass or other` metal maybeinserted between the wire and the ad- .jacent side of the slot, and thenthe wire, be-

ing forced into the slot, will be rmly secured therein.

Having fullydescribed my invention, what I claim, anddesir'e to secureby Letters Pat! ent, is-

A clock-bell wherein the wire is secured C within a slot formed in thetop of the` stand, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. k

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand. v

HENRY A. SEYMOUR;

' Witnesses: y

MILES L. PEcK, C. S. TREADWAY.

